When his new father-in-law, King Harold (John Cleese) falls ill, Shrek (Mike Myers) is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey (Eddie Murphy) and Puss in Boots (Antonio Banderas) to install the rebellious Artie (Justin Timberlake) as the new king. Princess Fiona (Cameron Diaz), however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming (Rupert Everett) as hilarity ensues.
Trivia: In total, its directors and art directors approved more than 5,000 characters for the film. Five actors from Saturday Night Live appear in the movie, two of whom are currently on the show; Mike Myers (Shrek), Eddie Murphy (Donkey), Cheri Oteri (Sleeping Beauty), Amy Poehler (Snow White), and Maya Rudolph (Rapunzel). Two members from the Monty Python troupe, John Cleese and Eric Idle provide voices that are used in this movie. Cleese has reprised his role as King Harold, while Idle provides his voice for the new character Merlin.
Thank goodness this wasn't another Spider Man 3. For any Shrek fans out there, this movie will not disappoint. Shrek, Donkey, and Puss head off looking for Arthur, but it is the princesses that steal the show. Snow White won the Fairest of the Land contest (apparently rigged depending on who you ask. Cinderella is an obsessive compulsive cleaner. Sleeping Beauty is Narcoleptic. Um...man there is too much to talk about and it will give away too much stuff so I am going to stop right here so you can get the full effect. Go see this movie.
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We can't wait. We're all talking about it here. Brad went to see Spider Man 3 last night (along with most of the people here) at it's opening here and he liked it. Shrek will be here next week and we'll be part of that crowd.
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